Boards

Inspired by my shock at finding out (through the Pitchfork review) that the lead singer of the band Rhye is actually a man. I suppose listening to it with the knowledge already you may think I was being daft but on first listen I didn't even debate it in my head. So...what other instances of this are there? I seem to remember thinking the vocalist for Azeda Booth was female before I read up on them too..

on a whim as we were in London and we were offered cheap tickets by a tout when walking outside Wembley arena. We had no idea who Rush were but it was only a couple of quid so went anyway. We were right at the very back, and this was late 80's so pre-giant screens. We spend the next couple of months convinced Geddy Lee was a women and even when I found out the vocalist was called Geddy and saw pictures of him I still had no idea he was a man

When I first heard Koroshitai Kimochi I thought there were two vocalists, a male and a female. My unfamiliarity with Japanese names and a couple of press shots didn't help me either.

The longest I've had it wrong was with Burke Shelley of Budgie. I'd heard my Dad play them alot when I was a bairn but I was probably about 16 or 17 when I eventually found out Burke is a guy. Sadly, I'd gone to see if I could find a picture to see if (s)he used to hot...

Stevie is a pretty gender neutral name, and she has a hell of a growl. Also with all the hair and the tatts and amount of skinny-jeaned androgenous (male) types in metal bands it took a while before I was certain she was a she.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZXYsNMqsrU

Even seeing them live sparked some debate between me and my friend. He was wearing a dress, to be fair, and his hair is always in such unbelievable condition. He looks a lot like Takahiro Nishijima when he dresses as Miss Scorpion in the film Love Exposure.